CPD, training and skills in Local and Regional Economic Development
Expert knowledge, proven frameworks, and practical tools for local authority officers, consultants, and practitioners delivering regional growth strategies, innovation programmes, and place-based policy – built from 31 years of working in the field
- 15 hours of on-demand courses covering the 8 disciplines of local and regional economic development
- Practical workbooks (e.g. FDI from scratch; develop a great project idea)
- Community, chatrooms, discussion
- Mentoring and coaching support
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Skills and training in local and regional economic development
Endorsements
“A big shout out to Glenn Athey who has taken his many years in economic development consultancy and created Economic Development World (www.economicdevelopment.world), the UK’s first online community for local and regional economic development that provides CPD, on-demand lean learning, a community of peers and workbooks. Built on three pillars of accelerated learning, shared knowledge and community support, it is a fabulous resource for our industry.
“From what I have seen already, this has the potential to create a step change in how the UK delivers economic development, putting the skills and development of practitioners, whether newbies or old hands, front and centre. Get yourselves signed up, get involved and support this great initiative.”
Adam Breeze, Breeze Strategy
“2026 has to be the year that economic development professionals take the important steps, from policy comment, strategic views, to decisive practictioner application and delivery. Critical is to have an accessible platform for CPD, training, and a focused community to ask questions and discuss best practice and aspects of local and regional economic development. I am delighted that an established and respected colleague Glenn Athey has founded and created this resource on www.economicdevelopment.world .”
Mark Pearson, Head of Economic Development, Reading's Economy & Destination Agency (REDA)
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Founded by Glenn Athey, an Economic Development Professional and Advisor With 31 Years of Supporting UK Economic Development
LPIP Fellow, University of Birmingham
Author of "The Local and Regional Economic Development Handbook"
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Combined Authorities (England): Combined Authority backs global trade push
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Bdaily Business News Date published: 2025-09-29 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Combined Authority backs global trade push The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has approved a £1...
The Strategist: Resilience should be Australia’s answer to economic coercion
Source: The Strategist Author: John Coyne Date published: 2025-09-28 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Economic coercion is rarely as dramatic as missiles or armies, but its consequences can be just as destabilising. The weaponisation of...
Combined Authorities (England): New mayoral development zone to ‘transform North East for generations to come’
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-24 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The Newcastle-Gateshead Mayoral Development Zone (MDZ) aims to deliver long-term economic growth, housing, and new communities...
News | ESRI: Economic policy decisions crucial to preserve robust economic growth
Source: News | ESRI Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-24 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The economy continues to perform robustly with continued growth in consumption, employment, and tax receipts. Our forecast for Modified Domestic...
City Economies: America’s Office Slump Is Gutting City Budgets and Taxpayers Are Paying the Price
Source: City Economies Author: Travis Barrington Date published: 2025-09-24 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Across major U.S. cities, the long tail of the pandemic continues to reshape commercial property values and the budgets that depend...
Regional Economies: Early warning signs for the DC region’s economy amid federal downsizing
Source: Regional Economies Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-24 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Key takeaways: Since January 2025, the DMV region has shed federal jobs at a faster rate than the nation, while private sector job growth...